Example sentences of "[adv] that [noun prp] had [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Paige , how lovely to meet you at last , ’ Rose McKenna pronounced warmly , holding out her hands so that Paige had to place hers in them , and was drawn down to have a kiss pressed to either cheek . |
| 2 | ‘ Laura 's just an old friend , ’ he said , knowing it was hopeless , that he had blown it or rather that Laura had blown it for him , and found he was speaking to the back of her neck . |
| 3 | Police revealed yesterday that Joanna had told them a second man was involved in her disappearance . |
| 4 | Shinwell sued , claiming also that Wilson had declared him unworthy of trust and unfit to hold office in a trade union . |
| 5 | But as I watched him pick his way along the lifeless paths , I understood how much of him expected the whole world to be mournful now that Montaine had abandoned it . |
| 6 | But now that Lorenzini had mentioned him he realized that it was n't . |
| 7 | It seemed incredible now that Luke had held her in those heart-rocking moments , that the hands which were now thrust deeply into his pockets had caressed her until she was torn with longing . |
| 8 | ‘ I never meant to challenge him , I was carving only to pass my time — ’ His voice faded out wretchedly on the disclaimer , for that , too , was spoiled and finished now that Isambard had stripped it bare . |
| 9 | Then , in a movement so fast that Isabel had to replay it later in her mind to sort everything out , fitzAlan flung his cloak over the drunk on his left and brought his sword slashing through the air to slice through the arm of the man on his right . |
| 10 | The British record signing , given a rousing reception by Saints ' fans before kick off , admitted afterwards that Monkou had left him feeling the pressure of a marked man . |